Men's Premier 13: Murali Karthikeyan!

by Priyadarshan Banjan - 29/11/2015

Murali Karthikeyan is India's new National Champion! He began the tournament with a terrible 0.0/2 and then scaled up the peak with one win after another to end up with 8.5/13. He is the winner despite suffering three losses, including one in the final round today, while Vidit had to be content with the second spot on tiebreak despite losing only one game, to M. Karthikeyan himself. An illustrated report.

Men's Premier 13: Murali Karthikeyan!

Murali Karthikeyan is India's new National Champion! He began the tournament with a terrible 0.0/2 and then scaled up the peak with one win after another to end up with 8.5/13. He is the winner despite suffering three losses, including one in the final round today, while Vidit had to be content with the second spot on tiebreak despite losing only one game, to M. Karthikeyan himself.

Arghyadip Das - Murali Karthikeyan

All M. Karthikeyan needed was a draw in this final round game with Arghyadip Das to clinch the title without any hiccups. However, Arghyadip was in no mood to relent and chose to fight after gaining an advantage in the middlegame.

S.P. Sethuraman - P. Karthikeyan

Funnily, as it turned out later, Sethuraman could have become the champion had he managed to win his game because both the other results that mattered went his way -- M. Karthikeyan lost and Vidit drew!

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